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Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
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| Country | Finland |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Points | 1277 |
| Grands Prix entered | 139 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x7) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 28/08/1989 |
| Place of birth | Nastola, Finland |
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Far from being disappointed at losing pole, Lewis Hamilton instead lavishes praise on team-mate Valtteri Bottas' maiden celebration. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas is keeping him on his toes after the Finn took his maiden Formula 1 pole position in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix read more »
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Lewis Hamilton congratulated his team-mate Valtteri Bottas for recording his first pole position of his career and is anticipating a "good battle" in the race. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is hoping that his pole position in Bahrain is the first of many after getting the better of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has admitted that new team-mate Valtteri Bottas simply "did the better job" after claiming pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas took the first pole position of his F1 career, to beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton to top spot, whilst Ferrari had no answer for Mercedes pace. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.023s to take the first pole position of his career as Mercedes locked out the front row in Bahrain. Bottas had matched... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Bahrain GP as the Finn claimed his first-ever pole in F1. read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas delighted in his first career pole position as he narrowly edged team-mate Lewis Hamilton during qualifying for the Bahrain… read more »
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Despite bagging his first Formula 1 pole on Saturday, Valtteri Bottas is refusing to dream that he could take his maiden victory on Sunday. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas makes up for Shanghai "stupidity" as he out-paces teammate Lewis Hamilton for Bahrain pole. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas claimed his first Formula 1 pole position by edging out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a tight Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying battle read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas took his first pole position, beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the Bahrain Grand Prix by just 0.023 seconds. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has taken his first pole position for Mercedes AMG F1, narrowly edging team mate Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel qualified in third position, nearly half a... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas brought Lewis Hamilton's run of pole positions to a halt in Bahrain on Saturday as he claimed the coveted grid slot ahead of his team-mate. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edged out Lewis Hamilton during Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying for his maiden Formula 1 pole position, as Mercedes lapped comfortably quicker… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edges out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 0.023 seconds to take his first F1 pole position. read more »
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Mercedes and Ferrari have confirmed their line-ups for the post-Bahrain Grand Prix test, with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel all set to… read more »
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Mercedes will reinforce their T-wing ahead of Saturday's third and final practice for the Bahrain GP after Valtteri Bottas' fell off in FP2. read more »
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Christian Horner calls for ban on T-wings after Bottas failure causes Red Bull track time... and money. read more »
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Christian Horner believes Charlie Whiting should look into banning T-wings after Max Verstappen suffered substantial damage after hitting the detached wing of Valtteri... read more »
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Max Verstappen was restricted to just eighteen laps in FP2 after suffering damage after striking Valtteri Bottas' T-wing, which had detached itself from his Mercedes. read more »
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While Sebastian Vettel was fastest again after completing the same feat earlier in FP1, the battle was much closer than before. Valtteri Bottas stranded at 0.041s of the... read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |